The next day, Sakura returned home, but then left to see Sasuke at the hospital. The poor guy needs to stop being so reckless if he wants to stop going to the hospital. Of course, I went with Sakura because I want to be with her for as long as I can.

When we arrived, the room felt tense to me. Naruto and Sakura didn't notice, but I felt Sasuke wasn't the same when I first met him. When Sakura offered him food, he violently knocked it out of her hands. Then he demanded a fight between him and Naruto. It was taken to the roof of the hospital and Sakura and I stood there to watch. Just seeing her in distress caused my stomach to turn inside out.

Naruto and Sasuke were violent, I mean they were aiming to kill. When the two were about to collide, Sakura ran and shouted, "Stop! Stop fighting!" I couldn't do anything to stop her, but thankfully Kakashi came in and saved the day. With the fight over, I ran over to Sakura in hopes I can comfort her. She was in tears from the trauma she just witnessed. I put my arm around her as she continued to cry. My heart broke for her because I know her heart must be in pain.

"My dear Sakura, I would take your pain if I could, but I can't" I said shedding a few tears. Sakura got close enough to me where I can hold her in my arms. My clothes got soaked with her tears, but I didn't care. Then Kakashi came down and told us to "cheer up" after what just happened. Easier said than done, she went home in pain and I had to comfort her till sundown.

She went with Naruto to have some ramen, but I stayed home because I didn't want to interrupt their "date". She tried to enjoy herself, but she couldn't bear the pain. That night, Sakura ran to the gate of the Hidden Leaf Village where Sasuke was. She tried to stop him, but she couldn't and he crushed her feelings. Secretly, I was watching all of this unfold behind a tree, waiting until Sasuke to leave because I didn't want to mess things up.

I saw Sakura laying on the bench, where Sasuke left her. She was still crying, tears were escaping her closed eyes. The poor girl was absolutely heartbroken. "Sakura." I whispered walking to her. I got down on my knees and held her hand. "I'm so sorry Sakura. If you can hear me, my heart is breaking with yours."

At 4AM, two ninja were carrying tons of papers. "Hey! What are you two doing out here?" the ninja asked. "You'll catch a cold." A few moments later, Sakura woke up and yelled, "Sasuke!" Then she started crying again. "What's wrong?" they asked. Sakura explained everything about Sasuke and reported this to Tsunade. We stood outside for a while to comfort each other. Poor Sakura was suffering more than I was to the point her heart was literally hurting.

"Sakura, are you going to be fine?" I asked.

"I don't know." she said clenching her fist to resist the pain.

"Do you need a doctor?"

She tried to hold herself together, but the pain is just too great. "Maybe." Sakura said holding her hand to her heart. "It might be serious, let's go." We walk to the hospital to see if Sakura's alright. Later down the road, Sakura was having troubles breathing. "We're almost there, hang on!" When we arrive, I escorted her in.

"What's wrong?" the nurse asked.

"She's having chest pain." I reported.

The nurse led the way as I helped her with Sakura to a room. Once we entered the room, I lay her down on the bed, then she got up. The nurse listened to Sakura's chest, then waved her hand that was glowing greenish blue over it. "She has an irregular heartbeat. Besides chest pain, are you having troubles breathing?" she asked. Sakura nodded. "I can conclude that you have what's called 'Broken Heart Syndrome'. It's temporary, at your age I wouldn't worry too much. But do try to relax and take it easy. If you're having any further problems, come back."

We exit the hospital and go home. Sakura sees Naruto and other ninja with him and runs over knowing what they are planning. "Slow down Sakura!" I yelled. She remembered to take it easy so she walked. I watched in the distance as she told Naruto to bring Sasuke back to her. He said, "Don't you worry about one thing! I'll bring Sasuke back, I promise that on my life Sakura!" Will Naruto manage? The team took off and I ran back to Sakura.

"Are you gonna be alright, Sakura?" I asked.

"I think so." she said rather depressed.

I feel so sad, like my heart sunk to the bottom of the sea. Sakura is still trying to hold herself together and all I can do is stay close to her.

The next day, she shows improvements. However, Naruto returned beat up because of Sasuke. The other ninja were fine except for Kiba, Shikamaru, and Lee. They did their best, but Orochimaru was too strong for them. Now we fear the Hidden Leaf Village and its people will be destroyed by his wrath. If this happens, then I'll have nowhere else to turn. I look at this as my home even though it really isn't. Regardless, that creep won't know what hit him!

Meanwhile, Sakura and I get flowers for Naruto and Lee.

"Rebekah, can you get some for Shikamaru and Kiba?" she asked.

"Sure thing." I said happily.

Once we get the flowers, we dropped them off to each of our friends at the hospital. In Naruto's room, we decided to stay and chat.

"Sasuke? Is he alright?" Sakura asked.

"He's fine, just corrupted by Orochimaru." Naruto said with a hint of disappointment.

"What a creep! I turn his face into silly putty right now!" I growled.

I was raged in anger for leading Sasuke into breaking Sakura's heart. "Calm down." she said putting her hand on my shoulder. "I am worried about Sasuke, but we need to focus on getting stronger." I nodded my head in agreement, then took a deep breath.

Later, I walked to the bridge just outside of the village and saw Sakura depressed. I slowly approach her, but then she took off so I followed her. As it turns out, Sakura was heading home to pack some stuff and leave.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"I'm going to look for Sasuke and no one's going to stop me." she said rather determined.

I know Sakura is strong, but I cannot sit still when my friend is risking her life for another.

"Then I'm going with you!" I yelled putting my foot down.

"I appreciate it, but I'd rather go solo this time." she said putting her backpack on.

"Sakura, please just come home safely."

"I will."

Sakura gives me a hug goodbye, I've never seen her so pumped, not like this anyway. She took off saying, "goodbye", but I know she meant, "see you later." That girl gets stronger each day and is determined to keep it that way. Maybe it's time I do the same. So I run to the library to study a little bit more and then practice my jutsus.

The next day, I continue to train hard and master what I've learned so far. Later I realize I can't truly train unless I have an opponent so I look for one. I walk around the village and find Neji. He's a strong ninja, maybe way out of my league, but I decide to challenge him anyway.

"You're looking for an opponent to fight?" he asked.

"Yeah, will you be my opponent?" I asked.

"Sure, but a fair warning: I won't go easy on you."

I was scared, Neji is a strong ninja and he almost killed Hinata. But we went to the training grounds to fight and I was tense. "I can see it in your eyes: fear is written all over you. You know how strong I am, and I know how strong you are." Neji said taking a fighting stance. "Enough talk, let's begin!" I demanded.

This time, I make the first move with my secret technique and Neji dodges it. Then he uses his 64 Palms move to cut my chakra off. All I could do was fist fight and hope for the best. "It's useless! You cannot hope to defeat me in your condition. So for your sake, give up." I merly got back up and threw a punch. But I missed and it costed a blow to the heart. I was barely in, but I fought with all of my fighting spirit. Secretly, Hinata was watching us fight and as I fell she ran.

"Hinata, what are you doing here?" Neji asked.

"Oh, I heard fighting and I decided to check it out." she said.

They wondered if I was dead so Hinata felt for a pulse and it was dropping. "She needs medical attention fast!" Neji carries me to the hospital quickly as Hinata follows close behind. When they arrive, I'm immediately taken because it's an emergency. The two ninja wait outside the room for the results. Later, Tsunade comes out with them.

"She's going to be fine, but we'll keep her overnight in case of sudden complications." she reported.

They walk in and see me hooked to an IV and heart monitor.

"I'm sorry this happened to you." Hinata said kind of sad.

"It's okay, I guess we went too far." I said looking at Neji.

He shook his head and walked away.

"Oh, Neji, where are you going?" she asked.

"Don't worry about him. I guess he's the kind of person who doesn't stick around." I said smiling.

Hinata's frown went to a smile. "I don't think we met, my name is Rebekah." I said holding my hand out. She was shy, but she managed.

"I'm Hinata." she said taking my hand.

"It's nice to meet you, Hinata." I said smiling.

"It's nice to meet you too, but I have to get going."

"Okay, see ya later."

When Hinata left, my thoughts went to Sakura. What if no one can save Sasuke? Will Sakura end her life because of him? I know he's important to her, but she needs to realize that she'll be robbing the lives of others if she does this. To avoid this, I'll have to show her the love and friendship I have for her.